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The story of settler colonialism in North America is one of disappeared Native women, fractured families, lost language, and forced assimilation. Cinema has also played a role in this cultural violence, depicting Native people as stubborn, violent barriers to progress. But what, effectively, is this progress? What are we as a society supposed to be […]

While it’s not the best movie within the genre, It Is still an enjoyable action film from the 1980s and is sure to satisfy fans within the genre. It may also be one of the most clichéd films in this genre. Eye of the Tiger stars Gary Busey as a recently released convict and a

The #1 record holder for attendance at a women’s sporting event in history was a gauntlet fought on and off the field, a feat you likely haven’t heard of. It’s Copa 71, the first, though unofficial, women’s soccer World Cup. Co-directed by James Erskine and Rachel Ramsey and executive produced by tennis icons Venus and

What did we do wrong and where is Ray Harryhausen when we really could have used him? This is a fun low-budget adventure that could have benefitted from a few measures of Dynamation. It is a pity that the monsters don’t cut it an ogre with a bad perm topped off by a mask, and

For most college students, the hazy, liminal space of a post-graduation summer marks the end of the familiar and the beginning of more uncertain futures. Unlike the transition from high school to higher education, the move away from college life is akin to finally removing the training wheels off of a bike. There are no

As an esteemed drag racer, Lonnie “Lucky Man” Johnson is busy modifying his Fast Company-sponsored car at a racetrack. During the first car test-tap run, the engine blew off, but fortunately, Lonnie was untouched. This incident did not amuse the FastCo team administrator Phil Adamson, who told the chief mechanic Elder that the company doesn’t

Vampires are all the rage in film and television these days. Some of them run hotels (“Interview with the Vampire“), some live polyamorously in Staten Island (“What We Do in the Shadows“), and some dance the ballet while torturing their enemies (“Abigail“). Creative depictions of modern vampires have evolved. Storytellers are more cognitive in their

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing was released in 1964 and is a British Black and White film that stereotypes a war between the Germans and the Dutch. It is an aerial warfare film that was set in the 1940’s. One of Our Aircraft was created by the famous British writer-director-producer duo Michael Powell and

For the first 15 minutes of “What Remains,” we follow around a Scandinavian man named Mads Lake (Gustav Skarsgård), formerly Sigge Storm. Bearded, grizzled, timid, always wearing a Rukka outdoor coat Lake is looking to start a new life after spending years in a psychiatric hospital. He tries (and fails) to get an apartment, gets

It’s not the worst movie out there. Admittedly, it’s an exploitation movie, produced for cheap to profit from the rising popularity of motorcycle gangs. Yes, there is an obligatory orgy, a few fights, copious amounts of beer, pot, and primal behavior. The clichés are there, what else were you expecting? Movies like “Hell’s Angels on